Every writing system represents speech a little differently, and no system is completely faithful to how words are actually pronounced. For over a century, the International Phonetic Alphabet has ...

The Truth About 'Silent Letters' You Shouldn't Read as Spelled'I can't remember English words because the spelling and ...

Google Translate added a few features to its main web home, including instant translations as you type. What's really helpful is a bit more tucked away: phonetic pronunciations for non-Roman alphabets ...

As a person with a funkily spelled last name, at least for English speakers, I appreciate that Siri tries to say my name, but I never really assumed she could pronounce it correctly. If you’re having ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard I want to ask about the most important sources through which I can learn to improve the [pronunciation] of English ...

Getting Siri to pronounce a complex or foreign-sounding name can be a challenge. Why? Because Siri’s method of determining how to pronounce proper names depends on your device’s system language. In ...

Duolingo is launching a campaign timed to New York Fashion Week (NYFW) that playfully addresses language mishaps in the fashion world. The language-learning app created The Phonetic Collection, a ...

Want your iPhone 4S’s Siri to pronounce people’s names correctly? Then use the Phonetic First/Last Name fields. Once you fill them in properly, Siri won’t mispronounce your name or those of your ...